No. 5 Cornell lacrosse defeated No. 4 Princeton, 6-4, to advance to the Final Four next weekend in Foxborough, Mass. Even though Cornell had beaten Princeton in Ithaca earlier in the season, the Tigers were seeded ahead of the Big Red. Cornell faces No. 1 Virginia in one national semifinal, while fellow central New York powerhouse Syracuse faces Duke in the other. The games are on ESPN2.
Cornell softball, Ivy League champions, ended their season with losses to UMass and Sacred Heart in the NCAA tournament. Cornell finished 42-13.
On the hockey front, it was encouraging to read an article on the Oilers website about Riley Nash. There's been speculation that Nash might leave Cornell early, but the article implies that Nash will be back for at least one more year:
“We don’t want to turn him pro when he’s not ready to turn pro,” [Oilers Assistant General Manager Kevin] Prendergast emphasizes. “We’ll have our prospect camp in July and we’ll have a pretty good idea of where he is at that point. If we feel he’s getting stronger, that’s great and we’ll think about it at the end of next hockey season, and if not, then we’ll wait the four years.”Also, the Cornell Chronicle's blog (they have a blog?) confirms the earlier report that Dave the Zamboni Guy has taken the employee buyout package.
The 67-year-old- Nulle, whose career at Cornell has included stints as rink manager, skating instructor and even ballroom dance teacher, is stepping down this summer. He will take a few months to relax, he says, but he’ll be back on campus for concerts and other cultural offerings that he had to pass up during his many years of working nights.
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